Page 8: Historical Events In March - 16

1964  Paul Hornung &Alex Karras reinstated in NFL after 1 year suspension on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history nicholas Joy, actor (Boss Lady), dies at 80   

1965  University of Waterloo starts bilingual course in Honours French and Political Science; for students preparing to enter federal Civil Service on this day in history.   

1966  "Man From Uncle" star David McCallum receives huge welcome in London on March - 16.   

1966  On this day in history gemini 8 launched with Armstrong &Scott, aborted after 6.5 orbits   

1966  On this day in 1966 General Motors produced its 100,000,000th car, an Oldsmobile Toronado on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history pirate Radio Station 333 (Radio Britain) ship breaks down   

1967  On this day in history quebec raises provincial sales taxes from 6% to 8%; new program to supplement family allowance; highest sales tax in Canada.   

1967  On March - 16 james Friskin, composer, dies at 80   

1968  During the Vietnam War, a U.S. Army platoon from Charlie Company, 11th Brigade, Americal Division, massacres over four hundred unarmed South Vietnamese civilians in the village of My Lai in the district of Song My on March - 16.   

1968  On March - 16 my Lai massacre occurs (Vietnam War); 450 die   

1968  Robert F Kennedy announces Presidential campaign on this day in history.   

1968  June Collyer, actress (June-Stu Erwin Show), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1969  Viasa DC-9 crashes at Maracaibo's Grano de Oro airport, killing 155 on March - 16.   

1970  New English Bible published on March - 16.   

1970  Arthur Adamov, Russian/French playwright, dies at 61 on March - 16.   

1971  13th Grammy Awards Bridge over Troubled Water, Carpenters win on this day in history.   

1971  On March - 16 the first SH-2D Lamps (Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System) helicopter test flight took place at Kaman's Bloomfield, Connecticut Facility   

1971  Bebe Daniels, actress (Silver Dollar, My Past), dies at 70 on March - 16.   

1971  On this day in history 13th Grammy Awards: Bridge over Troubled Water, Carpenters win   

1972  John &Yoko are served with deportation papers on March - 16.   

1972  On March - 16 harold "Pie" Traynor, hall of fame 3rd baseman (Pirates), dies at 72   

1973  Carl Benton Reid, actor (Trap, Underwater City), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1974  On March - 16 the first performance at new Grand Ole Opry House at Opryland in Nashville   

1975  US Mariner 10 makes 3rd &final fly-by of Mercury on this day in history.   

1975  On March - 16 t-Bone Walker, blues guitarist (Funky Town, Well Done), dies at 64   

1976  On March - 16 british premier Harold Wilson resigns   

1977  On March - 16 uS President Carter pleads for Palestinian homeland   

1978  On this day in history amoco Cadiz tanker spills 68.7 million gallons of oil off French coast   

1978  Red Brigade kidnaps former premier Aldo Moro in Italy, 5 killed on March - 16.   

1978  Soyuz 26 returns to Earth on this day in history.   

1978  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1978  US Senate accepts Panamá Canal treaty on March - 16.   

1978  Aldo Moro, 5 times PM of Italy, assassinated by terrorists on this day in history.   

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1338  On this day in history birth of thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (d. 1401)   

1445  Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (d. 1510) was born on March - 16.   

1473  Henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony (d. 1541) was born on this day in history.   

1581  On March - 16 birth of pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and writer (d. 1647)   

1585  On March - 16 birth of gerbrant A Bredero, Holland, poet/playwright (Klucht van de Koe)   

1609  Michael Franck, composer was born on this day in history.   

1631  On this day in history birth of rené Le Bossu, French critic (d. 1680)   

1634  On March - 16 birth of contessa Marie Madeleine La Fayette, novelist   

0455  On this day in history death of valentinian III, Roman Emperor (b. 419)   

1021  On this day in history death of heribert of Cologne, Archbishop of Cologne and Chancellor of Emperor Otto III   

1037  Death of Robert I, Archbishop of Rouen on March - 16.   

1072  Adalbert, archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg, dies on March - 16.   

1322  Death of Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1276) on this day in history.   

1410  Death of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (b. 1373) on this day in history.   

1485  On this day in history death of anne Neville, queen of Richard III of England (b. 1456)   

1536  Death of Ibrahim Pasha, grand-visier of Osmaanse Rich, murdered at about 45 on this day in history.